Notable inmates

Jakub Tomasz Nowakowski, pseud.

James Michael Coonan (born December 21, 1946) is an Irish-American mobster and racketeer from Manhattan, New York who served as the boss of the Westies gang, an Irish mob group based in Hell's Kitchen, from approximately 1977 to 1988.

James Earl Ray (March 10, 1928 – April 23, 1998) was an American fugitive who was convicted of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

James Gordon Frierson (1835–1884) was a state representative in Arkansas in 1871 and was re-elected for a second term.

James Larkin (28 January 1874 – 30 January 1947), sometimes known as Jim Larkin or Big Jim, was an Irish republican, socialist and trade union leader.

James Litterick (born 15 July 1901; date of death unknown) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada, and was the first member of the Communist Party of Canada to be elected to that province's legislature.

James Staniforth Ricketson is an Australian film director, known for the feature film Blackfellas.

James Simon (29 September 1880 – 12/14 October 1944) was a German composer, pianist and musicologist.

James Haruyuki Takemori (Japanese: 竹森 晴行, February 3, 1926 – May 15, 2015) was an American judoka and World War II veteran.

James Whale (22 July 1889 – 29 May 1957) was an English film director, theatre director and actor, who spent the greater part of his career in Hollywood.

Sir James Whitelocke SL (28 November 1570 – 22 June 1632) was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1610 and 1622.